The Urban Grind

Do you all remember Dhaba “Debbie” Almontaser? She was the founder of the Brooklyn based Khalil Gibran Academy, New York City’s first English-Arabic public school. Just to refresh your memory, she was ousted over the “Intifada NYC” t-shirt controversy.

The principal had come under fire for comments she made to The New York Post about an “Intifada NYC” T-shirt that is sold by an activist group which shares an office with the Yemeni-American association that Almontaser represents.

The day before she condemned the T-shirt message’s connection to Palestinian terrorism, Almontaser told the Post that “intifada” meant “shaking off” and the shirts represented women “shaking off” oppression.

Yeah right, lady!

The comments infuriated the city’s United Federation of Teachers president, Randi Weingarten, who called the message “war-mongering.”

“That’s something that ought to be denounced, not be explained away,” she told the paper.

For once, I agree with Randi Weingarten. By definition, Intifada is all about fifth columnist fakestinian squatters waging low level war against Israeli civilians through suicide bombings. The same can be said of the immigrant “youths” in the Paris suburbs. Also, who is this woman to talk about oppression of women when her co-religionists kill young women for not accepting arranged marriages or for otherwise ruining their family’s honor? Give me a break.

But anyway, I digress.

Those dhimmis at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled in favor of Ms. Almontaser. They’re basically saying that her firing was “discrimination.”

In other words, firing a hostile minority woman who supports an Intifada is bad because it violates one of liberalism’s main commandments. “Thou shall not discriminate or treat minorities differently, especially if they complain about their host country.”

Now just in case you’re thinking that what I wrote was nothing more than the rantings of a crazy woman, check out Ms. Almontaser’s interview with the Norwegian branch of Amnesty International.

- President Bush is trying to destroy the United States that I love and of which I am a result. He has abandoned our forefather’s ideals of a society of freedom; democracy and pluralism build by immigrants. He is a nightmare.

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- I would love to see a peace-loving country as Norway calling the USA to the carpet, telling that enough is enough. I would like to see Norway taking the risk demanding that USA stops the killings, spreading suffering, emergency and fear in countries as Afghanistan, Iraq, Venezuela and Sudan, she says. – I would like to see Norway show its guts in the Security Council and protest against unfair and racist policies. Stop the sanctions against Iraq; can’t you see that it is the civil population that suffers?

Peace loving country, my foot. More like a fakestinian terror loving country.

-Why do you think terrorists attacked the USA?

- A year ago I could not answer such a question. To me it was just impossible to comprehend how someone could do such terrible, totally sick atrocities. Many said they were not surprised that terrorists attacked the US. That hurt me deeply. Today I believe that the terrorist attacks can have been triggered by the way the USA breaks its promises with countries across the world, especially in the Middle East and the fact that it has not been a fair mediator with its foreign policy. It is not true that the people in the Middle East and Southeast Asia hate our lifestyle, our freedom and our democracy. What disturbs them is that we in order to secure our own well being, deprive them of the possibility of achieving the same high living standard and freedom of choice that we have in the western world. Terror is the last resource of a desperate and oppressed people, but that does not mean that it is acceptable. People who do terrorist acts have lost the sense of right and wrong, each individual committing such acts should be punished with the maximum extent of the law. Only Allah is entitled to take lives.

Notice that last sentence. Does she believe that terrorists who blow up pizzerias and night clubs in Israel lost their sense of right and wrong? I doubt it. I’m sure she would most like say “Well yes, BUT… Always pay attention to what people say after the word “but.”

Update:

Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs is on this as well. She has more on Debbie Almontaser’s background.

Almontaser has called America a racist country.

· She has said that the U.S. brought the 9/11 attack upon itself.
· She opposes the War on Terror.
· She supports numerous radical organizations, including the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Trial for terrorist financing, where CAIR’s relationship to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, has been repeatedly argued by the prosecution.
· She accepted an annual award from CAIR in 2005.
· She is on the board of the Muslim Consultative Network, whose members include unindicted co-conspirator CAIR and the radical Islamic Circle of North America. The Muslim Consultative Network is a major sponsor of the Almontaser Reinstatement Effort.
· Has been a spokesperson for the Muslim American Society for a NYC 9/11 event.
· Refused to answer a NY Sun reporter as to whether or not Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations
· Refused to say that the Intifada was a Palestinian terror campaign against innocent Israeli civilians, children, women, and men.
· Dabah has appointed radical Imams to her schools Board of Advisors.

Here’s a video made by reader Soundoffsongster about Obamacare. Enjoy!

While I’m all for ethnic profiling of Muslims (and others), I think Americans need to start watching out for native born converts to Islam, such as Jihad Jane.

This woman was involved in a plot to kill the Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who drew an image of Mohammed as a dog.

Frankly, America needs to throw all political correctness out the window and deport this woman, and others like her. But since liberalism, which is all about non-discrimination, is so pervasive, that will never happen in a million years.

Round two started when Chief Justice John Roberts called Obama’s singling out of the Supreme Court during his State of the Union speech “troubling.”

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Tuesday that the scene at President Obama’s State of the Union address was “very troubling” and that the annual speech has “degenerated to a political pep rally.”

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“The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering,” Roberts told University of Alabama law students, “while the court — according to the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling.”

Just to refresh your memory, Obama got into a major snit when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of corporations and unions being freely allowed to contribute to political campaigns.

Anyway, Obama is continuing with his Idi Amin routine.

When Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told law students in Alabama on Tuesday that the timing of Obama’s criticism of the court during the State of the Union address was “very troubling,” the White House pounced. It shot back with a new denouncement of the court’s ruling that allowed a more active campaign role for corporations and unions.

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats followed up with pointed criticism of Roberts, and at a hearing on the decision, a leading Democrat said the American public had “rightfully recoiled” from the ruling.

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A Democratic strategist who works with the White House said the fight is a good one for Obama, helping lay the groundwork for the next Supreme Court opening. “Most Americans have no idea what the Supreme Court does or how it impacts their lives,” the strategist said. “This decision makes it crystal clear.”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) opened the hearing on the ruling Wednesday by declaring that “the Citizens United decision turns the idea of government of, by and for the people on its head.” The committee’s ranking Republican, Jeff Sessions (Ala.), countered that Obama and Democrats are mischaracterizing the ruling for political gain.

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The White House struck back quickly — not at Roberts’s point, but at the decision. “What is troubling is that this decision opened the floodgates for corporations and special interests to pour money into elections — drowning out the voices of average Americans,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement. “The president has long been committed to reducing the undue influence of special interests and their lobbyists over government. That is why he spoke out to condemn the decision.”

The things people do to be “creative” and open minded! Gross!

The name of this chef is Daniel Angerer, and place is called the Klee Brasserie, located in the chi chi neighborhood of Chelsea.

Here he is.

After blogging about his efforts with the human cheese, customers started demanding a sample, he said.

“The phone was ringing off the hook,” the chef said. “So I prepared a little canapé of breast-milk cheese with figs and Hungarian pepper.”

Only in Manhattan!

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Since the restaurant began offering customers a taste, Mason has been inundated with creepy queries, she said.

“Some people who clearly have issues have . . . e-mailed me saying, ‘I wasn’t breast-fed as a child, so can I taste your breast milk?’ ” she said.

Mason politely declines the offer.

“I’m not here to walk people through their psychological problems,” she said.

What does he think he’s doing by serving other people dairy dishes made with his wife’s breast milk?

It’s called Zaytuna College. And they’re looking for students for their first freshman class.

Check out my newest photo gallery here.

Whenever people ask me if I follow any sports, I always tell them I enjoy watching figure skating. It’s especially fun to watch during the Olympics. Otherwise, I’m one of those people who would rather go out their and engage in some kind of sport, rather than just passively watching. As a teenager, I used to play *lots* of tennis. And I used to do some ice skating as well.

The thing I like most about figure skating is that it’s a combination of an athletic and an artistic competition. The added bonus is you get to check out the hair and makeup too.

Anyway, two nights ago, I was watching the ice dancing pairs long program, where I saw some horrendous costumes. It was quite a shame since the skaters were all attractive. Furthermore, the wild costumes actually distracted from the actual routines.

The first example is the Russian pair Domnina and Shabalin, who I believe will receive a bronze medal. Here’s the aborigine costume they wore for their short program. They actually had to tone down their costume, which caused some offense to aborigine groups.

Here was their equally outrageous costume for their long program.

Also, I’m sure Ms. Domnina is an attractive woman. But you just can’t tell with all that’s going on in her costumer. along with her way-too-bright blonde hair. I read in one article that they were disappointed with their score. No doubt the judges were distracted by the weird costumes.

Anyway, Domnina and Shabalin weren’t the only ones with horrendous costumes.

The other pairs coupe with terrible costumes was Belbin and Agosto. Let me just say that Tanith Belbin is drop dead gorgeous. But still, it’s no excuse to have wear such distracting costumes.

Here’s a video of Belbin and Agosto skating at nationals. They wore almost the exact costume for their short program in the Vancouver Olympics.

For me, the lifts looked especially awkward with all those ruffles on Tanith’s skirt.

Here’s what they wore for their long program. You can’t really see from this photo, but there was way to much going with these costumes.

Unlike these two pairs, the Canadian team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir both looked amazing, and skated beautifully. They won the gold. This is what they wore for their long program. As you can see, it’s simple and elegant. The focus is on the skaters movements, rather than all the ruffles and other regalia on their costumes. Virtue and Moir are the couple on the right.

Via The Jawa Report

Isn’t diversity great? (Snort!)

The U.S. military either can’t or won’t accept the fact that putting Muslims in their ranks is like having a fox guarding a hen house. Therefore these fifth columnists are tolerated and sought after, no matter how much damage they cause. This time, five Muslims working in the Arabic Translation program were arrested just before Christmas, for trying to poison the Ft. Jackson SC food supply.

CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas. It is unclear whether the men are still in custody. The five were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base.

The men are suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson.

A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect the “Fort Jackson Five” may have been in contact with the group of five Washington, DC area Muslims that traveled to Pakistan to wage jihad against U.S. troops in December. That group was arrested by Pakistani authorities, also just before Christmas.

Now some of you might be thinking “Zelda, we need Muslims in the military. They know the language and the customs. So what else can we do?”

To that I say baloney!

There are plenty of American Jews and Christians of Middle Eastern ancestry who know Arabic. They should be hired instead of these Muslims, who are nothing but eternal malcontents.

In this week’s issue of Time Out New York, there’s a list of about fifty of the most stylish New Yorkers. Now being that this is Time Out New York magazine, they chose mostly young people in the arts. Some of them are just OK. Some of them look like they put together odds and ends from thrift shops. And a few of them look like they should be on the show “What Not To Wear.”

Click here to check them out. Let me know what you think.

Just so you know where I stand, here’s one example of what I think is one of the most stylish women in New York — the socialite Marina Rust Connor.